Current trends give a sneak peek into weak 2023

This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers)

Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers)

Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 30 (Shippers)

The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.

This week’s Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Volumes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/current-trends-give-a-sneak-peek-into-weak-2023

Contract market contracts, squeezing larger carriers

This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers)

Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers)

Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 30 (Shippers)

The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.

This week’s Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Volumes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/contract-market-contracts-squeezing-larger-carriers

Freight markets are feeling an early freeze

This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers)

Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers)

Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 30 (Shippers)

The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.

This week’s Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Volumes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-markets-are-feeling-an-early-freeze

Rail strike could push truckload rates to ‘levels we’ve never seen before’

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A rail strike could benefit the trucking market in the short term because it could provide a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-strike-could-push-truckload-rates-to-levels-weve-never-seen-before

Holiday gains are nowhere in sight

This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers)

Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers)

Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 30 (Shippers)

The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.

This week’s Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Shippers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/holiday-gains-are-nowhere-in-sight

Middling markets show no signs of peaking

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This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers)

Last week’s FreightWaves...

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Carriers punt on rest of 2022, hopeful for market normalization in ’23

Large carriers have given up on any material improvement in freight demand for the rest of the year. However, some are beginning to call for normal seasonality in 2023 with market tightening as soon as the middle of the year.

No surprise, there is no peak season

Appearing at Baird’s annual global industrial conference in Chicago, management from J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) said an inventory correction is continuing to play out throughout its customer book. An extant overhang of merchandise was...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carriers-punt-on-rest-of-2022-hopeful-for-market-normalization-in-23

Carriers’ pricing leverage suffers a harsh blow

This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers)

Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers)

Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 35 (Shippers)

The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.

This week’s Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Volumes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carriers-pricing-leverage-suffers-a-harsh-blow

Hurricane Ian brings positive rate pressure, but for how long?

This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers)

Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers)

Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 35 (Shippers)

The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.

This week’s Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Volumes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-ian-brings-positive-rate-pressure-but-for-how-long

Freight markets see little change this week

This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers)

Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers)

Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 35 (Shippers)

The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.

This week’s Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Volumes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-markets-see-little-change-this-week